I muscle test all the supplements and medications I've been prescribed. It's amazing how many I've needed stop stop after a few days or avoid altogether.

Benadryl is bad too

The biggest takeaway for me from this is, how on earth could I ever trust ANY doctor who would prescribe for me ANYTHING that could give me dementia?! God, how heartless is THAT?!

I love your Connection series! Answering these questions makes for good conversation as well as mindful journaling for me, thanks Dr.Amy!

Hi. Where can I find the 36 questions your talking about? Thanks 😊

Your channels is one of my weeks highlights, I enjoy them so much. In response to your friend, I can only relate to the pain of it being similar to my daughter’s choice to disassociate herself with me. It’s out of my control, Ive done my best to be a supportive yet not enabling mom and yet her choice is to not allow me into her life. She has her reasons as he does, maybe a topic for your annual walk(?) though uncomfortable as it may be one can respond by saying they don't feel like or aren’t ready to share that right now. In my case, it’s healthier to view it as mourning rather than be hopeful every day that this may be the day I hear from my darlin’ girl and be sad when I don’t. Hope this provided a bit of helpful insight for you- Love you, Dr. Amy!

Is xyzal safe for brain function- memory?

Have an overactive bladder-- no medications-- other options out there- bladder devices, bladder Botox, bladder exercises, also precautionary disposable underwear. Find a good uro-gyn dr.

I take lorazepam to help me sleep. What is something I can replace it with?

These are great questions to get to know someone you already have a relationship with. I would be taken aback if someone I didn’t know asked me these things. It seems very personal and intrusive. That could be just my introspective opinion. I was hoping this was a video on making friends. I still give you a thumbs up!

Dr. Amy's. Thank you to your care. Educate us "a patients also a consumers " about both side of medicine.

I am on Statins for the last ten years. I am 75 now. I am as sharp and alert as ever. There is no dementia or loss of memory.

Very helpful

"Doctors put drugs of which they know little, into bodies of which they know less, for diseases of which they know nothing at all." -Voltaire

Im 77 no meds,!

My Dr had me on jardiance ,which I took for awhile,then when it ran out I did not get it refilled .due to the fact it made me have to constantly have to urinate,plus made me feel like I was starving all the time . She also had me on glipedize ,which I stayed on as it did not brother me as much .I'm also on wixela in hub ,albuteral,singular ,and norvasc . Oh ,she mad at me about the jardiance ,but I told her tough as I have a right not to have to be constantly peeing or eating .

I was prescribed Xanax ans Zoloft for tinnitus, vertigo and balance issues cause by vestibular migraines...These worked for a time but they quit working...I did slow taper off of them. I am surprised how quickly these 2 were prescribed to someone my age (74).

I get this my ex GP no pharmacist had me on 42 different meds ??Gave me a toxic Overdose caused a rare syndrome (Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome?)The second time first time I was projectile vomiting every time I took my meds to start with i though it was coffee ,Personally I told him I did not want to ever be out shoved on them in the first place “Skittles and Prosecco be safer”Second time having landed me in a Coma I was seriously p……Off -But I am Epileptic half my fanujy are ..I am on least amount possible I am not changing meds scare me to trust any Dr a problem…It’s shit ..New Dr is great life Is not ..

Amatriptaline -YIKES STAY AWAY

Fantastic. There should be more ukuleles in the world! Very brave to sing to an unknown audience

Totally agree!! I love music in my life! 🎵❤🎶🎸

Gabapentin gave my husband a real mind screwing. Brain fog, forgetfulness, scattered thoughts, all within 2 weeks of starting the med....I made him stop taking it...he was back to himself within a week. He never even realized what it had done to him until he was off of it. Then when my niece, who is a nurse heard about my husbands ordeal, she told me to throw that crap out, it is no good and dont ever let him take it again. Enough said!

Don't take any pills then you know if anything wrong is your fault for not taking care of your own body. You only have one you should look after it and it will look after you. I made an error going to see a Dr 6 months back because I thought I'd cracked a rib. The Dr gave me a load of bull that I would be on pain killers for thee rest of my life. 6 per day. I went too the chemist and he told me what had been prescribed, so knowing they gave me a belly ache I changed them. The 1200+ I should have taken by now is down to 50, big difference show what crap I was told by a qualified quack. I wouldn't trust 90% of them , unless they have there laptop in front of them they ain't a clue. I know more and I only read a few of my ex wife's medical books as was a nurse. Good food and good exercise beats any Dr.

THEY DON'T REALLY "CARE." IF THEY DID, THEY WOULD "WORRY FOR YOU," AND THEY DON'T.

Thank you Dr. Amy.

I did not see the two links you mentioned. I'm very interested in using them. Could you please send them to me? Thank you.

I was prescribed rosuvastatin for high cholesterol and took it for a year. I wasn't feeling right this last spring and decided, with all of the info on how bad statins are for you, to stop taking it. I did stop taking it and within a couple of weeks, I felt better.

Hello there, I was wondering, if I can share with you the most important thing ever in your life. God the Father sent His holy Son Jesus to earth, to be born of a virgin. He grew up and died on the cross for our sins. Then He was put into a tomb for 3 days, after that Abba Father raised Jesus to life.He appeared to people, and went back to heaven. We all must sincerely receive Jesus into our life to be God's child. See John 1:12 for this please. Will you today genuinely by faith receive Jesus into your life for salvation?

I don't believe in Western doctors or medicine I'm 71 No meds Work out every day for 40 years Eat clean.

Doctors mistakes are always buried

I watch my meds like a hawk! At 74 I have medications but keep up with side effects and have declined some. Most I’ve seen for osteoporosis are more dangerous than the issue. My 78 yr old hubby takes no drugs.

My bp meds aren't working extremely high bp Was 200/134 Now stays around 164 to 184/122 kept upping the pills aspirin OMG Its a horror Said i may have resistant hypertension I hate pills. I eat healthy and 115 lbs so who knows

Im on bp meds first time. Dr keeps upping it 25 then 50 with another 30 mg to help the bp meds because my bp not going down with the meds Was 209/134 at one point Now hovers around 168 to 184 Its been this way for two yrs now Dr wanted me ne at ER but i felt fine. He said i may have resistance hypertension. Well why am i still taking this stuff if its not working and you cant just stop bp meds.

I went to the drs and an elderly man was sitting there with a huge Ziploc baggie loaded with rx When i was called in after him i heard him say to the nurse he didn't know why he retired. He was healthy. A yr not working and all these pills. 😕

Your voice is real soothing.

Always ask your pharmacist. Drugs and drug interactions are their specialty.

I usually take the same route when I walk in the morning, so I will take a different route. The glove on the dominant hand to use the non-dominant hand is a great idea! I will take a different route to work even though it may take more gas :) I have alzheimers in my family, and am always looking to use my brain in different ways. Thank you!

I've recently changed to a gerentologist. He is cautiously tweaking my meds. When you take as many as I do you can't just suddenly eliminate anything. I believe we are making progress. He is looking at me as a whole person, not just a medication list.

While visiting my mom, I realized she was really losing her memory. I discovered she was taking Lorazepam. I researched it and it angered me mom was even on it. I went with her to her primary care doctor and on mom's page in the doctor's laptop, Lorazepam was right there on her list of pills. She had been taking it for 9 years! And she didn't suffer from anxiety. I asked him why she was taking it and the doctor said to get her over the death her husband. "That was 9 years ago!!!!", I adamantly said! I felt like I had to inform the "doctor" what I found out researching Lorazepam and it's correlation to dementia/Alzheimer's... He said that wasn't true but I made him take her off Lorazepam start medication for dementia. Then I took her to a neurologist who put her on correct doses for dementia medication which only slows the progression of dementia. Mom's older brother had an amazing memory and so did her younger sister. Lorazepam is horrible and has many side effects and terrible withdrawal symptoms for many people. Thank you for bringing it up to warn people that it DOES BRING ON DEMENTIA!!!!!!!

Hi, my doctor prescribes statins rosuvastatin (Crestor) for cholesterol control.After a year I developed what could be similar to Alzheimer's symptoms.I had difficulty remembering things ( 15 minutes of memory ).I had been tested with the Montreal test and they said that I could have the beginning of Alzheimer's. Well after that I went to the internet google and KZbin and from there some KZbin doctors told in a video that statins were affecting cholesterol and that the brain made up 50% of it. Guest what I stopped taking those statins and 2 weeks after I didn't have any symptoms. A real miracle, I could have continue taking that medicine and have bad symptoms for the reste of my life. KZbin hadn't made me realize what could have been the source of my problem. No thanks to my doctor and his staff. I could be a lot less healthy today. LESSON : STATINE ARE NOT WITHOUT RISK!

Listen to the song by Huey Lewis, I Want a New Drug. 😆😆

Before I take any medication from a doctor. I research it thoroughly. Doctors are so eager to prescribe pills.

Only if you were by my side !!!

What a great video. We have been experimenting arranging interesting landing pads in the water fountain for the birds. Sea shells, twigs, rocks….trying to see what they like and don’t like. Then sit back and watch them bathe and have fun. And I’m doing at least some of this with my non-dominant hand….

Love these seven ideas, thank you! Looking forward to a fresh new break, change in atmosphere and learning to appreciate and respect differences amongst family members. Love your channel and your technique of blending factuality with creativity, Dr. Amy!

I really like this channel and the advice - I don't see enough people paying attention to drug interactions - let alone making it easy for anyone to check their own meds by offering a link to the way to do it. It is important to find a doctor or medical provider you can trust, there are trustworthy doctors and helpers that are exceptional at what they do. They listen, they care - just pay attention to how they treat you. We do what is important to us, so if you're valuable to them, they will treat you that way. Be responsible with your own meds/body, or have someone trusted help you.

This was extremely helpful thank you for this! I will definitely be checking these hacks soon

If you drink diet soda quit. It will cause you to pee through the whole night eventually. If this is you, just lay off the fake sugar and if it was the cause you will get better.